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Economic Development

Dominant Indistries include cropping, grazing, opal mining and tourism. Walgett Shire is renowned for quality: chick peas, cotton, beef, meat sheep, wool, wheat and black opal.

Housing Prices in Walgett range from $70,000 to $160,000 for a three bedroom home.

The average rental being a three bedroom home ranges from $150 - $200 per week.

The AdValorem rate levied within the Shire for the year 2007/2008 is 2.18 cents in the dollar with the property value set by the Valuer General with the minimum payable being $360-00.

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